If you hear someone say, “I love when you can just tell that everyone involved is having fun,” chances are pretty good they’re talking about Zine Machine, the magazine named after the original concept: a literal vending machine for zines – but it is also so much more!

Zine Machine is a quarterly publication of writing and visual art formatted as a mini zine which is compatible with its vending machines. (Exact specifications and an example template are available at zinemachine.com/submissions.) New issues are published on the first of January, April, July, and October, and in keeping with the name, these quarterly issues can be purchased via vending machine through partnering retailers. (More information about these locations can be found at zinemachine.com/pop-ups.) These zines are also free to read as digital flipbooks online while individual zines and full issues are available to purchase on the Zine Machine website.